“I was not able to protect my mother from that family but I swear on my life, Anna. I will protect you and my son.”These words kept replaying in Anna’s mind all night.‘Does Tristan think of Asher as his son?’ The thought went through Anna’s mind even when she closed her eyes.The thought of Tristan living with her and her son, Asher as his father made butterflies fill her tummy. They would make the perfect family!“Jesus Christ, Anna! The man hasn’t even said anything! You’re getting way ahead of yourself.” She scolded and shook her head violently before forcing herself to bed, pushing thoughts about Tristan to the back of her head.Before she gave in to the darkness, she suddenly remembered that Tristan was William Wade’s first son. If that was true, it meant that he was the true heir to the Wade empire.Anna wondered if Garcia knew about it or if any of her sons knew about a secret child.A smirk appeared on Anna’s lips as she realized that she just found another secret that could
“The project will be concluded in three years; during those three years, forty percent of every profit made will belong to Reyes Estate. After three years, Reyes Estate will own fifteen percent of Wades Estate. Are both parties comfortable with this?” Tristan’s lawyer, Carl asked, holding the documents that would seal the fates of the two families. “Yes. Please, carry on.” William answered immediately with a broad smile and Tristan nodded before motioning for Mr Blackwood to continue. Once he had confirmed that both parties were in agreement, he opened the document and passed it to Tristan while William’s lawyer, Brent, handed a copy of it to William. Under the watchful eyes of the press, both parties signed the documents, and the project was set in motion. With the same broad smile on his face, William stood and held out his hands to Tristan for a handshake. “Partners?” William said and taking the large cameras watching into consideration, Tristan stood and took the hand
“I have made up my mind, Anna. I will divorce Emma and marry you.” Jacob said with a wide grin on his face while Anna almost left her mouth wide open out of shock.This was the last thing she expected him to say. Even though she had given him the ultimatum herself, she didn’t expect him to obey her.“What did you just say?” Anna asked with her brows creased and her mouth parted slightly.“You heard me, Anna. I have decided to follow my heart and my heart wants you.” Jacob replied and took a step forward, closing their distance.“I know, Anna. I know I messed up. I shouldn’t have thrown you out the way I did and believe me, I have been living in regret for a while now.” Jacob confessed, his eyes showing how sincere he was.“Since you returned, I have been able to take my mind off you, Anna. I spend every single day thinking of you and wishing to be the man next to you. Do you know how jealous I get whenever I see you next to Tristan? That is meant to be my place, Anna.” He raised his v
After Jacob’s weird comment, Emma begins to notice that he is more vocal about the way he feels about her unlike before when he barely spoke. The Wade mansion suddenly became hard for her to live in thanks to Jacob. “You’re not even fit to be a mother. I should have gotten a better woman to raise my son. You are doing a terrible job.” Jacob said during one of the family’s dinners, leaving Emma stunned. “Why would you speak to your wife like that?” Garcia scolded immediately while Emma stared at him with wide eyes but Jacob only scoffed and rolled his eyes. “Wife? Please, mother. We both know she is nothing of that sort. The only reason she is in this house is because we needed a woman with a strong family name as my wife.” Jacob retorted and pointed his fingers at Emma. “This woman has done nothing but lazy around since she got into this house while pretending to be my wife to the whole world.” He snarled and turned to his father. “Let's be very honest, father. We don't need her f
Anna sat comfortably on her King sized with a scowl on her face as she watched Jacob act like a father, something he should have done a long time ago. It amused her that he was willing to go to such lengths just so he could win her back.“Oh, Jacob.” Anna scoffed, shaking her head as she saw him smile while forcing himself on her poor son.She was about to drop her iPad when she heard say. “He will get familiar with me in a few days. After all, blood is thicker than water.”Anna held herself from punching his face through the iPad, wanting to wipe the stupid smirk off his face.Rolling her eyes, Anna replied even though he couldn't hear her. “Blood is thicker than water, you say. Tsk tsk tsk.” She shook her head and chuckled darkly.“You are a year and five months late for this, my darling.” She grimaced, clutching the iPad as though it was Jacob’s neck.No longer interested in seeing the face of her ex, Anna switched the iPad off and laid flat on the bed, various thoughts racing thro
“You have nothing to worry about, Emma. I will make sure nothing happens to your marriage.” Anna promised with a reassuring smile. Deep down, she knew she wasn’t going to make any effort to help save their marriage.How could she when it was exactly what she wanted?She needed Emma out of Jacob’s life for her plan to work and thanks to Jacob’s foolishness, things were working in her favor.“I will do my best to talk to Jacob but, I think it will be better not to worry about him or his family. It’s not like you’re in love with him, you just need him for your family’s safety,” Anna added after a while and Emma’s head shot up.Seeing that she now had her attention, Anna decided to fuel up things.“Listen, Emma, you might think him divorcing you is a bad thing but, I think it’s the best. Thankfully, you didn’t bring it up so, you have nothing to lose in case the divorce happens.” Anna explained but Emma was worried about other things.“I can’t allow that, Anna. My family needs the Wades.
“If you don’t mind me asking, Anna. Why are you helping me? What’s in it for you?” Emma inquired with a suspicious look.She couldn't understand why Anna would be so enthusiastic about helping her. What even shocked her was that Anna already had a perfect plan laid out.Surely, she wasn't so smart to have come up with those ideas on the spot.The corners of Anna’s mouth twitched and her brows creased. It wasn’t't a question she expected and more especially, from Emma. She wasn't going to reveal the truth about her relationship with the Wades to Emma just yet so, she had to rake her head for a lie.“I sympathize with you, Emma.” The words rolled off her lips easily and her demeanor matched her tone, making it hard for Emma to not believe her.When Anna saw that she had Emma's attention, she continued. “I already had my suspicions about your marriage during my short visit to the Wade mansion. I could sense that you were not being treated properly.” Anna paused to lower her head and act
“Are you attracted to me, Miss Wellington?” Nathan asked with both his brows raised in curiosity. “What?” Shayne’s voice came out louder and her tone was harsher than intended. She was sure it looked like she was being defensive but, there was no way she was letting a claim about her being attracted to a Wade go unanswered. “Not, Mr Wade. I don’t know about you but, I do not mix business with pleasure and I certainly have no plans of liking a Wade. I’d rather die than do that.” She finished strongly, her gaze on him showing how much she meant what she said. As Shayne finished her last sentence, she was hurt flash through Nathan’s eyes and he did not attempt to hide it. She was sure it had to be something. There was no way he was feeling bad because of her statement. It wasn’t as if he even had romantic feelings for her. Right? Right? A few seconds later, Shayne saw Nathan’s eyes darken and before she could register what was going on, she was being dragged to God-knows-where, and